Trying to un-automate a switch

hemihead

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Hello all, sorry for my first post being a question but here goes.
 
I have house that I bought 3 years ago, it was built in 1997. It had a home automation systen in it that I do not use and I have removed much of it. I've got many HomePro switches that are slowly failing and when I attemp to wire in standard switches I usually (aways) have a difficult time.
 
One room has what I would term a HomePro brand automated single pole dimmer switch operating a light. It had some sort of light sensor that was failng, it would turn the light on in daylight conditions. I am changing the old light to a fan/light combo and I plan to use one of those remotes that operate from a closed switch (always on). I just wanted to install a standard, simple, non dimming single pole switch in place of this HomePro switch and I can't figure out how to go from an automated switch to a standard.
 
The switch box has two other switches, three total all on the same circuit, all single pole. Up at the light fixture that I want to change to a fan I have a standard 14/2 romax with a ground. but at the switch I have two black wires (line and load),  the white neutrals from all three switches and the line are all tied together and I have a red wire.
 
The switch that came out is a HomePro HPSS 120VAC Slave Switch. It had two black wires and a red wire tied to it. The two black wires went to screws both called "live" and the red wire went to a screw called "switch".
 
I know this is easier to deal with when you can see it or test it but can anybode give me any hints here? I either get no voltage to the light, low voltage or too much voltage.
 
Thanks Folks.
 
 
 
The red wire probably connects to another switch which is the master. Find that and things should start to make sense.
 
This isn't a three way, but the red is hot, doest the extra hot have something to do with the house automation?
Thanks.
 
As AZ said, you can't have a slave without a master - but it's also possible that the master is located somewhere out of sight (up in the light base or attic or something).
 
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